Job description:

The Safety Performance Engineer is responsible for leading the safety development activities for
their assigned vehicle programs to ensure all identified safety functional objectives are achieved.
They are responsible for supporting impact script development, identifying design enablers,
executing component and full vehicle test plans.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Safety development, supporting safety target setting and vehicle level test plan execution;
specifically, for the vehicle crash regulatory and third-party ratings.
2. Support the vehicle integration and validation process by owning safety performance,
leading the attribute teams, supporting safety tech clubs and executing vehicle program
requests.
3. This engineer will influence the designs and investigate vehicle issues to determine the
root cause, issue the appropriate documentation for issue resolution, and lead the team
when an issue crosses multiple vehicle disciplines.
4. Be responsible for physical and component testing, planning, vehicle build, pre-test
preparation and execution from concept through launch, including interacting with CAE
team for virtual validation assessments.
5. This position requires some travel to Chelsea Proving Grounds.
6. The Safety Performance Engineer must possess a strong technical acumen, exceptional
communication and organizational skills.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an
ABET accredited or equivalent program
• Three years of vehicle development experience and one year of safety development.
• Ability to guide vehicle design through virtual analysis assessments and physical testing.
• Knowledge of domestic and global vehicle regulatory and 3rd party requirements.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams (Durability, Safety, NVH, Aero)
on root cause and issue resolution.
• Demonstrates strategic thinking, strong leadership, and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to summarize and present results and recommendations in an organized manner.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Strategic thinking, strong leadership, and interpersonal skills.
2. Good presentation skills, problem solving ability.
3. Good knowledge of vehicle structures.
4. Good knowledge of fundamental physics and structural engineering principles.
5. Excellent organizational, communication and teamwork skills.
6. Previous laboratory, design release, CAE and hands-on crashworthiness expertise is a plus.
7. Knowledge of CATIA/NX/TC, Hypergraph, data/film analysis, and advanced simulation
techniques

Required Skills:

Passive Safety 3 / Impact Studies 3 / Automotive Safety 3 / Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis 2 / Safety Certification 3

Life at Capgemini

Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:

• Flexible work
• Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
• Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
• Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring
• Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Disaster Relief

About Capgemini Engineering

World leader in engineering and R&D services, Capgemini Engineering combines its broad industry knowledge and cutting-edge technologies in digital and software to support the convergence of the physical and digital worlds. Coupled with the capabilities of the rest of the Group, it helps clients to accelerate their journey towards Intelligent Industry. Capgemini Engineering has more than 55,000 engineer and scientist team members in over 30 countries across sectors including Aeronautics, Space, Defense, Naval, Automotive, Rail, Infrastructure & Transportation, Energy, Utilities & Chemicals, Life Sciences, Communications, Semiconductor & Electronics, Industrial & Consumer, Software & Internet.

Capgemini Engineering is an integral part of the Capgemini Group, a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided every day by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

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Disclaimer

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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